Youthful cast brings freshness and talent to ‘Songs for a New World’
Reviewed by George Basler Some of my favorite old-time movies growing up were the Judy Garland /Mickey Rooney movie musicals. They all had pretty much the same plot that ended with Mickey and Judy...
View ArticleNew faces, voices help move TCO through anniversary season
By Barb Van Atta Don Juan’s not going to get much sympathy around Tri-Cities Opera this year. Previously when the opera company has presented Don Giovanni, Mozart’s take on the legendary lothario, the...
View ArticleFour-hand piano concert at TCO Center brings audience to its feet
Reviewed by Lee Shepherd The concert was erroneously named “Dueling Pianos.” The exact opposite was the case. Pianists Michael Lewis and Cheryl Humes executed an intricate, intimate and ecstatic dance...
View ArticleTCO ‘Italian Girl’ showcases talented young cast
Reviewed by Sherri Strichman Disclosure: I love Rossini opera. So why did it take so long Friday night (Feb. 6) for me to warm up to Tri-Cities Opera’s new production of The Italian Girl in Algiers?...
View ArticleTCO ‘Faust’ pleases audience despite some disappointing performances
Reviewed by Sherri Strichman Tri-Cities Opera’s final production of the season, Gounod’s Faust, opened last night (April 17) to great audience approval, some of it well-deserved. The opera is adapted...
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